NLADA Places A High Premium On Training

Discover the value of life-long learning among defender practitioners.

NLADA sets the standard for up-to-date innovative, interactive,
faculty-intense training-skills programs and training conferences. Training is a
key component of NLADA's mission to seek justice for all by providing high
quality, cost efficient legal representation to indigent persons accused of
committing crimes. An experienced and dynamic faculty, carefully selected
for each particular program based on their professional expertise, conducts
all of NLADA's trainings.

NLADA's highly respected training provides defenders with the latest substantive
information on laws and legal trends affecting their everyday practice in the
defender community. NLADA's conferences offer innovations in technology and
management techniques and strategies plus opportunities to sharpen trial,
appellate, and training skills. Many of the training events enable participants
to earn continuing legal education credits. Training materials from
past events are available for those of you who missed these excellent training
conferences.

Web-based Training Opportunities

In addition to hosting conferences and in-person training events, NLADA s
Defender Division will be offering training through other mediums, like the
Internet. Through NLADA's partnership with the Practising Law Institute
(PLI), NLADA has taken the first step towards making training to the defender community available
online.

"Eyewitness Identification" is an online training featuring Gary Wells, Ph.D., Iowa State
University. This free training, made possible through the support of the Practising Law Institute, is now available for viewing and CLE credit.

And More

NLADA does more than just provide training. We are leading the development of
a national training infrastructure that will help to ensure that defender
advocates at all levels of experience obtain the skills and substantive
knowledge needed to provide the best possible service to their clients.